Written with the non-specialist in mind, this guide is a must-have for flower lovers, hikers, tour guides and tourists - anyone interested in identifying the wild flowers that grace the Cape Peninsula. Quick ID Guide: Wild Flowers of the Cape Peninsula covers the most remarkable and commonly seen wild flowers of Table Mountain, Silvermine and Cape Point. The book was originally published as Common Wild Flowers of Table Mountain in 2007, then revised in 2013 to include the flowers of Silvermine. This new edition offers: 360 (previously 208) of the region's most remarkable and commonly seen wild flowers; clear photographs of all featured flowers and concise, informative text; flowers grouped according to colour, to help with quick ID; walking routes in the Peninsula's famed reserves, plotted on 3 clear maps; illustrated glossary of terms. Sales points: Easy-to-use, colour-coded format for quick ID; colour photograph of each flower described; well-plotted flower walks with clear route maps; all the flowers most likely to be seen on these walks; no previous botanical knowledge is necessary!
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Penguin Random House South Africa
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978-1-77584-641-3 (9781775846413)
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Hugh Clarke and Corinne Merry are keen hikers with a passion for the outdoors. Hugh's love of botany has flourished during his retirement, and he has published several books on plants. Corinne is an enthusiastic amateur botanist. She walks on the Peninsula most days, taking exquisite photographs of the flowers she finds there. Most of the photographs in the book are hers.
